You only have to look at James McAdoo to see how much you can fall if you wait too long. He was a lottery pick his freshman year and withdrew from the draft. He is barely being mentioned as a second round pick.

One of the reasons I like him so much is how quickly he has changed his body and his game. In 1 year he went from a pure catch and shoot shooter who was out of shape to a guy who can handle, pass, iso, shoot off the dribble and could dunk on people. That skill to add things to his game is why I think he is going to be a sure fire guy at the NBA level because he will adapt.

(compare that to everyone's favorite, DD, who has yet to add a three pointer in 5 YEARS)

MixxAOR wrote:

I'm no scout but Jordan looks good

YoungGunRaptor wrote:

Yup, he can become the White Panther version 2.0

Honestly though, he is actually worth using the last pick on. He seems like a mobile big man with possession of the ability to hit the mid range jumper. The fact that he blocks shot is a plus.

I can see MU really trying to get Elfrid Payton on draft day. Has athleticism just like Bledsoe but more skilled, and more defensive potential imo. Saying this because MU tried to trade for Bledsoe last year.

Terrible news about Austin. I now feel bad for calling him soft and mediocre would be awful news at any stage, but to receive it four days from the draft would be devastating.

The time literally couldn't be worse for him since he was a projected draft pick (albeit a second round one). Hope he can bounce back from this life wise. Even worse given he already managed to get around being partially blind. You don't just do that if you don't enjoy the game.